Stroudsburg singer hits a high note on TV's 'The Voice'

A Stroudsburg musician appeared on the NBC reality show "The Voice" last night, and it looks as if he'll be on more this season.

MICHAEL SADOWSKI

A Stroudsburg musician appeared on the NBC reality show "The Voice" last night, and it looks as if he'll be on more this season.

Christian Porter, a regular on the local music and nightlife scene, had a "blind audition" for the show Monday night. A blind audition is when the four celebrity judges of the show — Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5, Latin singer Shakira, hip-hop star Usher and country singer Blake Shelton — can't see the performer, they can only hear the person.

Because of NBC legal policies, Porter, of Stroudsburg, couldn't talk about the show Monday.

However, the show was a happening at Sarah Street Grill in Stroudsburg, where Porter has been performing for more than five years.

"The whole staff here is so excited," said Sarah Street Grill Manager Chris Gavalas. "He's been with us from the beginning of his career. We'll all be watching tonight."

Porter gave a somewhat tongue-in-cheek acoustic guitar performance of the LMFAO hit "I'm Sexy and I Know It."

Three of the four judges said they wanted to coach Porter, and gave him the choice of who he would like to work with during the show's season.

His performance elicited wild cheers from the audience, as well as from his parents, who were watching off stage.

Shakira called Porter "sexy," and Levine said his performance was so good that he wondered if Porter was even human.

Usher said the women were going so crazy that he thought he would be turning around to a strip show.

In the end, Porter chose Shelton to be his coach.

He now moves on to the battle stage, where he will face off against other people who are being mentored by Shelton.

"It feels awesome right now. I'm shaking, this is amazing," Porter said during Monday night's episode. "I'm on 'The Voice.'"

Porter has been playing in the local music scene for years. He also has performed at a number of local charity events.